The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07
Orange County.
Bradford.

ELLEN f. MORSE, after an illness of about
a week, died of pneumonia last Friday
morning at Manchester, n. IL. Her re-
mains were brought here for interment in
the family lot. Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon at two o'clock, Rev. Mr..
Hough officiating. Her age was forty-seven
years and ten months. - The winter
term of school at the Academy and in dis
tricts Nos 9 and II opened last Monday.
- Charles NJ Kimball has sold his
farm on the Goshen road to Dan Flanders
and moved on to the Nelson Bailey farm in
Newbury. - A. r. Clarke has taken
possession of the drugstore lately purchased
of II. G.. Day. K. f. Green of Swanton is
clerking for him. - Charles Morse of
Lancaster, n. H., was in town over Sunday
to attend the funeral of his sister. -
Albert Aldrich has moved on to the Albert
Williams farm on the Goshen road.
Braintree.
SEVERAL are attending the graded school
at West Randolph this winter from this
town. - Mrs. Martin Richardson died
last Sunday of pneumonia. One of her
sons, who has been at work at Barre, came
home Friday. - Charles Ford and wife
are visiting II. A. Powers. -C c. E.
Woodward, Jr., of the Richmond graded
school spent Thanksgiving week at home.
- Annie Woodward is teaching school
this winter near East Bethel. - Rufus
Hutchinson is nursing a lame shoulder,
caused by loading hog.
Chelsea.
Miss NANCIE E. JONES has gone to Bos-
ton to attend the Monroe College of Oratory.
IS. b. Hebard has been appointed
county clerk, to fill the vacancy caused by
Hon. l.. G.. Hinckley's death. - Mrs.
Percy f. Burnham has sold her house to
Miss Nancy j. Marsh of STAFFORD, who will
take possession soon. Mrs. Burnham will
probably leave town. Her son, Eugene S.
Burnham, intends to go to San Francisco
- Waterson Post, G.. A. r., has just
chosen the following officers for the year
ensuing: Commander, Smith Taylor; senior
vice-commander, Charles e. Emery; junior
vice-commander, B. IL. Adams adjutant
G. o. Smith; quartermaster, NJ o. Coburn
surgeon, S. n. GOss chaplain, Rev. L. E
Herrick; officer of the day, John Stanton
officer of the guard, G. b. Rich; inner
guard, f. f. Davis; outer guard, f. s.
Noyes delegate, G.. o. Smith; alternate, S.
n. Goss. - The band will give prom
enade at the town hall on Friday evening.
- Hattie Il. Carpenter is teaching this
winter at West Newbury and Hattie E
Stevens returns to her school at Pomfret
- The winter term of Chelsea Academy
opened on Thursday last with about eighty
pupils-a large attendance for the winter
term. Mrs Grace NJ. BiXby succeeds Miss
Jones as primary teacher, and the rest o
the teaching force remains as last term
60 The district schools are now in ses
sion, with the following teachers: No. l
Sarah A. Medcalf No. 3, Mr.. Conant o
| Vershire No g. f. Herbert Dearborn; No
7, Hale X. Darling; No. s, Ella F. Titus
No. 8, Matte T.. Flint; No. 10, Gertrude NJ
White of STAFFORD; No. IL. Elmer Ellis o
Roxbury; No. II, Mabel f. Bacon; No. II
Laura r. Fuller. Nos. 3, -, 10 and IS pro
vide for the instruction of their scholars b,
| the Academy, and Nos. 8. and 10 have M
| wi N ar school T.
absent last Sunday and his pulpit was sup
| piled by Rev. Henry Cummings of Straiford
Mrs. Herrick, Annie and Eddie have gon
to West Randolph for the winter. --
| Quarterly meeting was held at the Meth
odist church last Sunday. Three person
was baptized and received on probation
- The funeral of Hon. Lyman G. Hinck
ley took place last Wednesday afternoon
Rev. L. Il. Herrick, the pastor, and Rev. j
| A. Sherburn of the Methodist church off
cating. Hon. S. b. Hebard had charge c
the services. Hon. II. A. White of Wasl
ington, Sheriff Lyman p. Barron, ex-GoN
ernor Roswell Farnham of Bradford an
Joseph ID. Denison of West Randolph wer
the bearers. Pastor Herrick delineate
the life and paid beautiful tribute TO tn
deceased. Fitting remarks We're then mad
by Mr.. Sherburn. All places of bushes
were closed during the services.
COf1ntn.
REV. MIR. TRUAX will hold quarterly NEE
ing services at Corinth Corner the 18th an
18th. - George Hood has moved ON I
the Obadiah Clement farm. - Don
and +. u. Bliss are attending the winte
term of school at Thetford Hill. -
Our late thaw left the roads in bad cond
ton for travelling.
East Corinth.
THERE was no school Monday, on accoui
of death in Miss Avery's family. -
George Butterfield has moved into I'll
house recently vacated by II. Sargen
60 There will be cotillion party in til
school-house hall next Friday evening
- o. b. Cove started Friday for Bo
ton, Mass - Rev. Mr.. Jordan occupie
the pulpit last Sabbath, - w j. Butte
field is in town.
Newbury.
THE third quarterly meeting of the pre-
ent conference year will he holden at Il
Methodist church next Sunday. 80 Mr.
Maurice Goddard, who has spent the SUI
mer and fall at her summer residence, lie
for Brookline, Mass, last week, to renal
until another season. - DIR. George
Hatch has sold out his lumber business
Peacham and has again commenced u
, practice of his profession. == w.
Sisby had a carload of potatoes arrive la
Saturday. He is selling them out at nine
= cents per bushel. - The lumber for ii
new belfry on the Methodist church W
drawn last week. The new bell is eXpect'
+ in a few days. - John Stebbins III
seventy barrels of aDDles arrive last wee